Balluku in Athens: Projects for increasing renewable energy sources

2024-01-19 13:53:00, Politikë CNA

Balluku in Athens: Projects for increasing renewable energy sources

Belinda Balluku

The next meeting of the Ministerial for Central and South-Eastern Europe regarding energy interconnectivity was held in Athens. Decarbonization and energy security were the focus of the meeting.

The Deputy Prime Minister, at the same time Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, was part of this meeting, as in a statement to the media she announced the details of the discussions held in this Ministerial.

Balluku said that during the Ministerial, all the regulatory measures that need to be taken were discussed, with the support of the Energy Secretariat, initiatives that start from renewable energy, to nuclear energy, but also gas, where the European Union will support countries in these initiatives. .

"I presented all the achievements of the Republic of Albania in the energy field, especially in 2023, where we had a number of them. The year 2024 has started with an important step in terms of resource diversification and I have shared with all my colleagues how Albania has already engaged 1 gigawatt in renewable energy through transparent auctions that we are implementing in our country. of course with the support of our European Union partners or even European banks", said Balluku.

The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy also focused on projects related to interconnection lines.

"These capacities, which are rising day by day, need interconnection. An interconnection that is already going to another level. Albania has started work on the energy interconnection project with North Macedonia. On the other hand, Albania is working closely to start the project with Greece to double the transmission line and in the meantime, I have also shared with my colleagues, and the good news that together with the Italian Transmission Operator, the Albanian Transmission Operator is starting a feasibility study regarding the underwater line that will connect Albania and Italy", underlined Balluku.

But not only these, through cooperation between the countries of the region, Albania can be part of the projects that are being developed in the neighboring countries. During the Ministerial, other initiatives that will be undertaken during 2024 were also discussed, where for the countries that aspire to be part of the European Union, the priority remains legal approximations with the EU. /CNA